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■•'I The NCAA men’s basketball rules committee approved a 19 foot 9 inch three-point line for college measured from the center of the basket. This rule is designed to bring back the arf of shooting to the game and to help the little men. It will extend and improve defenses and make the game more exciting for fans. The three-point arc intersects the top'of the foul circle. Edward Steitz, secretary-editor of the rules Committee, said the committee believes the adoption'of the rule will 'open up rough inside play. If the colleges are going to this exclusively, it is time for the high scfidolsto follow suit. Otherwise, you Won’t have players prepared when they get to college. Many high school coaches frown'on. those long'outside shots, but if they were worth three points you Would see the smiles come' on the faces' of some' of the coaches. — On the Softball circuit, Andrea Stinion 'of North Mecklenburg is still doing an'outstanding Job for the Vikings. For instance, last week Andrea had three hits in a game with Independence. Included in the three hits was a grand slam home run. She also batted in six runs. Alio in that great victory for ithe Vikings were a five for five showing by Trisha Fax, afiother of the outstanding lady athletes at North Mecklenburg. ™ ■ The Vikings are enjoying the same success in ioftball that they enjoyed in basketball. Could another state championship be in the* offering? We certainly hope this is the case. 7 Andrea Stinson, only a junior, is'one'of the most gifted athletes in the history of Mecklenburg County. Word has it that she is a good student and a great sportswoman. Ldok for the Colleges and universities to beat a well worn path to her door. She is unusual in a time when athletes are being Condemned for pdor academics and poor sportsmanship. Hats'off to Miss Stinion, a quality individual. It would be nice to have a state baseball champion in this our year'of champions. East Mecklenburg, Olympic, and South Mecklenburg are all having good yean. - - - America is waking upto a critical problem: drug at>H alcohol abuse among teenagers. On May 18, a nationwide event, the Kodak Liberty Ride Festival, will help raise funds to provide informatlon'on this important subject. While alcohol and drug abuse appears to be increasing at an annual rate'of two percent for the general population, statistics compiled by tae U.S. Department'of Health and Hainan Service* report &at aifiong young people 12 to 24, alcohol abuse is increasing twice that rate. And drug abuse is an increasingly serious factor in the livea'af youth. This problem Won’t go away by itself .We must educate young people on the dangers'of drug and alCoHol abuse; we need to inform parents on how to detect signs of such abuse; and schools want to know how to handle the problem as it affects schools. One basic need: information. People need to know more about the subject. For instance, try. to answer, the following questions. What is drug ecstasy? Is a student who is constantly fatigued.probably a drug user? Are athletes an<f other active students less abusive-of drugs than'other students? How many beers impair the drivingof a six-foot 180-pound male? Some' of the proceeds received from the ride will benefit Target, a national program to help students cope with alcohol and drugs. Target is sponsored by the National - Federation'of State High School Associations, and part'of the Target monies will be used to assist state programs. In short, the ride can help create educational programs right here in North Carolina. Another segment of the proceeds from the ride will goto America’s family album, a project that supports Kodak’s pledge to help the Statue'of Liberty-EUis Island Founda tion, Inc. The event will be held in 100 USA cities inHi.Hii»e Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh. There will be a three-pronged bike coursem music, fdod, entertainment, and fun. What dould be better? This bicycling event combines having a great time while raising ihoney for two very imoortaqt causes. The event is sanctioned by the North Carolina High , Schdol Athletic Association. To Subscribe To The Charlotte Post Call 376-0496 With 9- Under-Par-133 Donald Littlejohn And Plu| Neely Roar From Behind To Capture Par Buster Golf Tournament By Joe Brown Pont Staff Writer Donald Littlejohn and Phil Neely stroked 133 points to win the Par Busters Golf Group 10th Annual 4-Ball Tournament held at the Pawtuckett Golf Course last Satur day and Sunday. The t—m of Littlejohn and Neely won over the largest field of competitors ever in the tournament’s history. The tournament attracted 106 golfers for the two-day tourney. Saturday’s competition ended with first day team leaders and scoring: Mark Harris and Rick Powers (66), William Funderburke and Tom Polite (68), Joe Notaro and David Notaro (60), Jerry Helms and Buddy Murray (70), Donald Littlejohn and Phil Neely (70), Arthur McDonald and Leroy Roseboro (70), Charles McCullough and Otis Worthy (72), Larry Tidwell and Wayatt Blackmon (72), and James Davis and Jimmy Gaston (72). The winners of flight one were Cornelius Howell and Melvin Griffith, stroking a 75 first round and 68 second round for a 143 total. Second place team, John Love and Dewey Robinson, followed with a 75, 60-144. Third place putted a 75, 60-144 by the team of Sam Barnette and Shedrick Jackson. The winners of flight two were Francis Pendergrass and Harry Gray (76-70-146). Second place team played (78,70-148) by Jack Lawson and John Coffey, and third place was Otis Green and William Hearn (77, 73-150) Flight three and four are as i - . . ■ - Phil Neely Provided help follows: Flight 3- Timm Harris and Bill Johnson (78, 73-153), Donald Mackey and Barry Robinson (78, 74-183), and Charles Camp and Jennings Brewer (78,74-155). Flight - 4- Fred Bookman and Strawn Bookman (82, 80-183), (Min Grier and Thurmond Adams (84, 78-162), and Harry Benton and Bobby Lee (88.78-184). The closest-to-the-hole winners on Saturday were Pete Key and Sidney Jackson. Sunday winners were Dwight Little and Reggie Sellers. The scoring results reflected greater competition and better play at this year’s tourney. “There was a * Dm aid Littlejohn -Shot the lights oat problem of tee time starting late and the Saturday and Sunday rounds ending in the dark. We would like to apologize to the players and will improve all other problems in future tournaments,” stated John Love, tourney coordinator. Sunday’s play spurted exciting action as champions Donald Littlejohn and Phil Neely tied the tournament record of 133 set by Donald Littlejohn and Heyward Stevenson in 1978 and 1979. Littlejohn and Neely birdied 4 of tne first 5 boles on the front side and were 4 under par at the turn, with a red-hot 33. Harris and Powers shot M on ] the front side to lead by one stroke.; After parrlng 10 and bogeying 11,' Littlejohn and Neely parred 12^ eagled 13 and 14, birdied 15 and 16J and parred in fot* so. They sbotj 5-under-par 67 for the day. Harris and Powers stroked, par .10, bogeyed 11, paired 12, birdied 13, eagled 14, birdied 15, bogeyed 16, paired 17 and 18, setting 34, 33-67. Both teams finished at 133. But Littlejohn and Neely captured the title with a birdie on the first playoff hole. Intramural Tourney, Livingstone College will host the - Second Annual “1-85 Basketball Classic” April 11-12. Teams from Livingstone, Barber-Scotia, Catawba, Elon, and Johnson C. Smith will compete in the Intramural Tournament. Tlpotf is 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, in new Trent Gymnasium on Livingstone’s campus with play continuing Saturday, April 12, at noon. This event is free and open to the public. . • • r—' ■■ ■ ■ — SPRING IS HERE So start fresh with a new subscription to The Charlotte Post. For only $17.76 have the Post delivered to your door every week for a year. Call 376-0496 to subscribe. 1 The future is a big place. And if } seems that the future holds more opportunity than ever before. Opportunity In the arts and the sciences. In America and across the globe. On earth and in spore. But to those without sufficient education, the future can be a locked door. We at the Adolph Coots Company are getting together . • MM Com Company Oewm. OolaradP toaoi •rvtj-* -A >Vs* |? with some of America's finest " educational institutions. We V believe that deserving students shouldn't be denied an education Just because the money Isn't there. So we've put some money there. We 've made contributions to the United Negro College Fund and to a number of Black colleges and. universities. There are so many doors to be opened. And we want tq help ensure that hopeful and promising young minds get a fair chance at opening some of them - .f. • , ■. -if v : y »••1 ■ We Bmllmvm Opmn Mlntb Op«n Doors.
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